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About Us

Optical Connection is committed to the Eye Care Professional by providing an alternative source for high quality contact lenses, sold directly from the manufacturer, at highly competitive prices. We do not sell to mass merchandisers, directly to patients or through internet-only outlets.

Optical Connection’s mission is to solely focus on the needs of Eye Care Professionals and their patients through the exclusive professional-only distribution and custom branding of our eye care products. Optical Connection’s reliability, value and support of the professional practice for ECPs is unrivaled in the eye care industry.

Since 2002, Optical Connection has provided its product line and services in the USA, Canada and Latin America.

The Team and Our Service

As a President, Jeffrey Lee comes to Optical Connection with an extensive background in banking & finance, venture capital investment and management. Starting at an entry level as Lending Officer in Citibank Taipei Branch to become the Chairman of publicly traded St. Shine Optical Co. Ltd, his global journey has taken him to Taiwan to China and to the U.S.

As a president of a $75 million venture capital fund in Silicon Valley Mr. Lee had great success with investments in pharmaceutical, biotech, electronics, theme park development, textile companies and venture capital fund management.

Before joining Optical Connection, Mr. Lee was the Chairman and Vice President of St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd in Taiwan. He will use his experience in the optical industry to develop Optical Connection to be a highly regarded and competitive company in the Americas.

Products

Exclusive Products for Your Eye Care Practice

We offer an array of lenses from several different materials at an affordable price for your office. There are monthly lenses in Methafilcon A, Etafilcon A, and featuring our newest Silicone lens in Olifilcon A. We also carry daily lenses in Methafilcon A submerged in a buffered saline solution containing Hyaluronic acid polymer.

UV light has been shown to be harmful to our eyes, especially after prolonged exposure. All our lenses have a UV blocker added to the material that helps filter UV-A and UV-B light.

Brand Story

Our BioCurve contact lens has a long history. It was created in San Diego, CA as a custom lens brand with the core philosophy of “Commitment to Quality and Service to create value to ECPs and Patients”.

The BioCurve brand has expanded over the last 10 years and now includes Disposable Contact Lenses. In February of 2017 we launched BioCurve Silicone Monthly Lens. We will continue to provide the ECPs with additional options and materials.

BioCurve Silicone Monthly Lens

Base Curve / Diameter (mm): 8.7 / 14.00

Power:+0.50D to -6.00D and -0.50 to -8.00, 0.50D steps over +4.00D and -6.00D

Material: Olifilcon A

Water Content: 47%

Dk Value: 175.00

Packaging: 12 monthly lenses

Optical Connection presents newly FDA approved silicone lens introduced to the market just behind Johnson & Johnson, Alcon/Ciba Vision, Bausch & Lomb, and Cooper Vision. This UVA and UVB blocking lens features a high Dk value of 175 and provides good bio-availability to help reduce dry-eye sensation and improve wearing comfort. Packaged as single diagnostic lenses or in 12 packs, this lens is made from Olifilcon A with 47% water content.

BioCurve Daily Disposables with Hyaluronic Solution

Base Curve / Diameter (mm): 8.6 / 14.2

Power: +0.50D to +6.00D and -0.50 to -8.00, 0.50D steps over +4.00D and -6.00D

Material: Methafilcon A

Water Content: 55%

Dk Value: 30.00

Packaging: 30 or 90 dailies pack

Besides the health benefits and convenience daily lenses provide, these lenses have a design that aims to provide excellent visual acuity and improved depth of field for those patients with discerning vision requirements and active lifestyles. Packaged as 5-lens strip diagnostic lenses, and 30 or 90 packs, this lens is made from Metafilcon A with 55% water content and Hyaluronic acid polymer.

BioCurve Aspherical Monthly

Base Curve / Diameter (mm): 8.4 & 8.7 / 14.3

Power: +8.00D to -12.00D and 0.50D steps over +6.00D and -6.00D

Material: Methafilcon A

Water Content: 55%

Dk Value: 19.00

Packaging: 6 monthly lenses

Our monthly replacement BioCurve lenses incorporate many years of design and production improvements. Our aspheric lens design aims to improve visual acuity at all distances, increase depth of field, correct minor astigmatism, and improve contrast sensitivity, providing crisper, sharper and clearer vision. Packaged as a single diagnostic lenses or in 6 packs, this lens is made from Metafilcon A with 55% water content.

A+ Wave Monthly Lens

Base Curve / Diameter (mm): 8.5 / 14.0

Power: +4.00D to -8.00D and 0.50 steps over -6.00D

Material: Etafilcon A

Water Content: 58%

Dk Value: 26.3

Packaging: 12 monthly lenses

A precision cast molded lens made from Etafilcon A with 58% water content, which is the same material as Johnson & Johnson’s AcuVue 2 product. This flexible material maintains moisture in the eye and is a very comfortable monthly lens that is easy to handle and clean. Packaged as single diagnostic lenses or in 12 packs aimed to give the patient all the lenses they require until the time of their next doctor’s appointment.

Definition, Focal Point, etc.: Monthly Lenses

Base Curve / Diameter (mm): 8.4 & 8.6 / 14.2

Power: +8.00D to -12.00D, 0.50D steps over +6.00D and -6.00D

Material: Metafilcon A

Water Content: 55%

Dk Value: 19.00

Packaging: 6 monthly lenses

This Aspheric lens compensates for aberrations caused by lens flexure on the eye. Depending on the patient’s prescription, this could result in improved visual acuity at all distances, as well as an increased depth of field correction of some refractive astigmatism and improved contrast sensitivity, usually providing crisper, sharper and clearer vision. Packaged as single diagnostics or in 6 packs, this lens is made from Metafilcon A with 55% water content.

Exclusive Service & Support

Optical Connection provides Custom Branding Programs for Professional Eye Care Groups and high volume clients. Using an ECP-only professional brand further strengthens the connection and relationship between patient and Eye Care Provider.

Our Patient Direct Shipping, solely on the order of the ECP, creates a fast and convenient way for patient home delivery. The patient receives the lenses and a packing list with the ECP’s contact information. This allows the ECP to offer their patients the same convenience as internet-only outlets.

Please contact our office to discuss a Custom Branding Program for your professional practice or doctor group.

Eye Care Professionals

Recommended By Eye Care Professionals Like You

Based on the feedback I get from my patients, Optical Connection’s comfort and quality are better at a lower price. Less patient problems equal a more profitable practice.

- S. Barry Eiden, OD, FAAO

North Suburban Vision Consultants, Ltd., President and Medical Director

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Keratoconus Specialists of Illinois, President and Medical Director International Keratoconus Academy, President
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It’s simple. Having Optical Connection’s products in my practice, brands that are not available online or through mass merchandisers, increases patient loyalty, referrals and an overall positive patient experience.

- Dr. Randy Kansky, O.D.

Owner of Eyeshapes Hoboken ( Hoboken, NJ )

Why sell Optical Connection contacts? Reason is simple, our patients love the contacts.
Their staff is great and you can order how you want...Fax, phone or e-mail.

- Bill Mercer, Refracting Optician

The Optical Place www.topdoc.com

Optical Connection’s private label program was easy to set up, very profitable and our patients love the products. Providing our own brand clearly elevates us above our competition. We like that a lot.

- Dr. Kirk L. Smick, O.D.

Clayton Eye Center [ Atlanta, Georgia ]

Dr. Kirk L. Smick is the owner and the chief of primary care services at the Clayton Eye Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The CLAYTON EYE CENTER is a full service eye care facility with 13 ophthalmology and optometric providers. Dr. Smick is a frequent lecturer both in the US and abroad, and the Advisor of many reputable optical companies in the world.

Exclusive Products for Your Eye Care Practice

Unlike our competitors, Optical Connection is committed to building your practice through exclusive Eye Care Practitioner (ECP) distribution and Custom Branding Programs. Optical Connection does not sell to mass merchandisers and internet-only outlets. Therefore, you can provide your patients a higher level of service, create new and recurring revenue streams, differentiate your practice and increase patient loyalty and convenience. And, because we represent the manufacturers, Optical Connection can provide unmatched value and flexibility.

Patient & Product Connections

Eye Care Professionals need to stay consistently engaged with their present and potential patients in order to effectively serve their eye health needs. Optical Connection is committed to supporting your practice by providing the exclusive and private label brands not sold by mass merchandisers or online to create new and recurring revenue streams. When your patients can easily find alternative products and eye care services, keeping your patient’s loyalty through providing exclusive professional products becomes an important component for your practice. Your years of study, skill and expertise are of utmost importance to your patients’ eye health and well-being – That’s why we work exclusively with Eye Care Professionals!

Advisory Board

Head of the Advisory Board:Dr. Kirk L. Smick

Dr. Kirk L. Smick is Chief of Optometry Services at Clayton Eye Center in Atlanta, Georgia, which he founded in 1974. This extremely busy and successful practice now employs 107 team members with 9 optometrists and 4 ophthalmologists.

Dr. Smick has served in many official capacities during his professional career. He is past president of the Georgia Optometric Association, the Georgia State Board Examiners in Optometry and the Southern Council of Optometrists. Dr. Smick is a frequent lecturer in the US and abroad and currently serves as Chairman of the Continuing Education Committee for the International Vision Expo Meetings. Besides this role, he also works as an Advisor for several optical companies.

Patients

PATIENTS PLEASE NOTE – Optical Connection does not sell directly to patients seeking our products but only through Eye Care Practitioners. We believe that your eye care and health is best supported through the expertise, service and care of a licensed eye care practitioner. As contact lenses are FDA-controlled medical devices, they can have significant positive or negative consequences to your health and well being. Optical Connection believes they should only be prescribed and dispensed by a licensed eye care practitioner.

Optical Connection sells a broad range of high quality contact lenses at highly competitive prices and provides the convenience of picking up the correct contact lenses right in your Eye Care Practitioner’s office. Eye Care Practitioners provide a higher level of service for their patients by selling the highest quality professional-only contact lenses. Your Eye Care Practitioner’s years of study, skill and expertise are of utmost importance to your eye health and well-being. That’s why we recommend you purchase your contact lenses only through licensed Eye Care Practitioners!